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With a great first impression on my visit to last year’s Rites of Passage, I thought it’d be as good a time as ever to come back again to see what the acclaimed tattoo festival had to offer this time. On a colder April day than usual, it was great to finally return to the Royal Exhibition Building for the annual body art expedition.

With mostly locals at Rites of Passage such as Frankie Lee’s, EastBrunswickTattoos, MelburnMadeInk and BennyBones, there was a collective of international talent that showcased the abilities they had, such as VisualOrgasm from Singapore, SpacifikInk from New Zealand, ThreeTidesTattoo from Japan, TattooFamily from Malaysia, PaulMartinTattoo from Scotland and even a travelling artist named JoshuaSara from Melbourne. Each and every parlour came with their own unique style to display throughout the venue. From Japanese to European, to expensively detailed portraits, anything that came to the mind of a patron was there in that exact building. Continue reading →